Stateside Daily Archive

Last week an Oakland County Circuit Court judge determined the shooter from Oxford High School can face a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, even though he is a minor. This was the determination of Ethan Crumbley's so-called Miller Hearing, that evaluates such matters for juvenile offenders. Today on the pod we'll talk about the hearing, and get reaction from an Oxford High shooti...

Longtime fan favorite Miguel Cabrera will play his last game this Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians. Cabrera will retire after sixteen years with the Motor City team – and two decades in Major League Baseball. We wanted to revisit one of our favorite episodes from this year from someone who will be feeling ALL the feels this Sunday This season, for the first time, the Detroit Tigers are broad...

The people who take care of Michigan’s youngest children are facing a daunting deadline. On September 30, pandemic relief funds for child care will run out. Many Michigan child care centers are sounding the alarm about what the end of  federal support will mean for their businesses – and for the families they serve.  GUESTS: Jennifer Brookland , reporter at the Detroit Free Press Nina Hodge , owne...

Greg Harden spent 24 years guiding students, coaches, and other University of Michigan personnel through the chaos of life in collegiate sports. He’s worked stars like Tom Brady, Jalen Rose, Desmond Howard, Michael Phelps, and many more. In his new book, "Stay Sane in an Insane World : How to Control the Controllables and Thrive," Harden shares the strategies and frameworks that have helped him gu...

Michigan’s lakes and rivers are our state’s pride and glory. But these waterways aren’t what they used to be. They’ve undergone some extreme changes in the post industrial world. Climate change is an obvious culprit. But there are other issues at hand that are disrupting wildlife and industry alike. Today, we talk about invasive species and what they mean for Michigan’s water. GUESTS: Tessa Kresch...

Lyndsay Green is the dining and restaurant critic at the Detroit Free Press. While she's done her fair share of writing about white table cloth dining, she's no stranger to the joys of a humble pizza slice. On today's episode, Green shares some of her favorite ways to eat pizza, takes us into the Detroit pizza scene, and explains what makes Detroit-style "Detroit." GUEST: Lyndsay Green , dining an...

We're revisiting some of our favorite conversations this week. Today it's a trip to the Arab American National Museum to visit a Heritage Garden. GUEST: Shatha Najim , community historian at the Arab American National Museum Dean Nasreddine , curatorial specialist at the Arab American National Museum See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're revisiting one of our favorite conversations from the past year -- sitting down over beers and pizza with Joe Short of Short's Brewing Co. GUEST: Joe Short, founder, Short's Brewing Co. Consider toasting to Stateside with a donation to support conversations like these, HERE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Simultaneously striking against all three companies of the Detroit 3, the UAW is making history this month. On today's podcast, we discuss common elements that have historically led to strikes, and look at how the Hollywood and Stand Up strikes aren't so different. GUESTS: Roland Zullo , research scientist at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Sonari Glinton , journalist and podcast host of S...

Author Angeline Boulley, author of the bestselling YA thriller Firekeeper's Daughter , is back with a new novel. Warrior Girl Unearthed features a young Ojibwe teen in the U.P. caught up in a complex web of murder and theft, politics, and culture. GUEST: Angeline Boulley , writer __ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider suppo...

The UAW voted to strike against the Detroit Three auto companies. They are using a strategy called a "stand up" strike. We'll explain what that means in this historic moment in Labor. GUEST: Tracy Samilton , Michigan Radio News ____ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music from Blue Dot Sessions and Au...

Tonight’s the night. The United Auto Workers are poised to strike at midnight, barring a last-minute deal with the Detroit three. This would be the first time the UAW is striking all three automakers simultaneously. GUEST: Phoebe Wall Howard , Automotive Reporter ____ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work....

If you live in Southeast Michigan, you know that there’s been a boom of Yemeni-style coffeehouses in the region. Not only do they serve great brews – they also represent a distinctive social space, especially in Arab American culture. Today on the podcast, we’re taking you to one of these coffee shops, Qamaria. GUESTS: Hatem Al-Eidaroos , Qamaria co-founder __ Looking for more conversations from S...

Nelson T. Sanders Jr. is the founder of Dandy, a suit atelier in the Corktown neighborhood in Detroit. But his journey to becoming one of the city’s most sought-after purveyors of custom suiting.  GUESTS: Nelson T. Sanders Jr. , founder of Dandy ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music from Blue Do...

Some big news broke this weekend in the world of football. USA Today reported that Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker had inappropriate sexual contact with a contract employee. The contract employee in question is Brenda Tracy, a prominent activist who was hired by the team to speak out against sexual violence. MSU has since suspended Mel Tucker without pay. Today, what we kn...

Lebanese American author Ghassan Zeineddine is an assistant professor of creative writing at Oberlin college. His new fiction anthology, “Dearborn", captures the realties of life in a place he called home for several years. Characters like Youssef, the census-taker and aspiring actor, and Speedoman, the object of every swimmer's eye at the community pool, reflect Zeineddine's observations about pl...

The Michigan Irish Repertory Theatre in Detroit is set to debut the U.S. premier of a play, "Come On Home," which was written by Phillip McMahon, one of Ireland's leading playwrights. The play deals directly with the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal, but unlike other popular dramatizations, this play focuses on those who were most directly affected: the people who were abused and their familie...

Michigan expanded its civil rights law this spring to protect sexual orientation and gender identity. But now there's this big unanswered question: are religious organizations exempt from those laws? And does that mean religious hospitals and clinics can deny people medical care, specifically people from the transgender community? GUEST: Kate Wells , Michigan Radio reporter ___ Looking for more co...

A potential United Auto Workers strike loomed large at yesterday's Labor Day parade in Detroit. Contracts between the UAW and the Big Three auto companies are set to expire on September 14th. On today's podcast episode, we look into what the UAW is pushing for in contract negotiations, and why a strike might be imminent.  GUESTS: Kalea Hall , Detroit News reporter Jordyn Grzelewski , Detroit News...

Last night’s storms left over 300,000 Michiganders without power this morning. Meteorologists confirmed a tornado touchdown in Rockford, just north of Grand Rapids, and another in Ingham County that then swept through Livingston County. Southeast Michiganders have been inundated in recent years with heavy rains, flooding, and outages time and time again. We hear from an emergency response manager...

A back-to-school double feature! First, the lengths that some Michigan teachers go too just to gather enough supplies for their classroom, and how basic resource availability impacts student learning. Then, what you need to know about Michigan's new universal free breakfast and lunch program for all public school students in pre-k through high school.  GUESTS: Samantha Keppler, assistant professor...

Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village helped usher in a new sound in the 1990s that transformed the genre. Robert O'Bryant, better known as Waajeed, is one of the skilled sound designers who helped craft their sound. Since then, he's made the shift to producing techno, with all the skill and flavor that he brought to hip-hop. GUEST: Robert O'Bryant, a.k.a. Waajeed , Detroit-based music producer ___ L...

With no fudge shops, no old battle forts, no horse-draw carriages, and no souvenir traps, Lake Michigan's Beaver Island is arguably the anti-Mackinac Island. That also makes it a perfectly peaceful summer getaway for those looking to enjoy the state's natural beauty.  A team of environment reporters at MLive recently featured Beaver Island as a place to celebrate - not only as a vacation destinati...

A Facebook group called “Shades of the Outdoors: A BIPOC Outdoor Enthusiast Community” has garnered about 100 members in just over one month. The group lends people of color a space to share their love of the outdoors, free of judgment or threat. Brandan Freeman is the Michigander who founded the group, shared the realities of traveling the state as a Black man, and what it means to see people who...

University of Michigan football legend and NFL coach Tyrone Wheatley is the new head football coach at Wayne State University. He discussed his plans for the 2023 season, as well as how he chose to coach at WSU. GUEST: Tyrone Wheatley , head coach for Wayne State University football ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider s...